August 15, 2012

Greg's Top Ten Random Facts About Joe Namath:

1. Of all the modern era quarterbacks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Namath has the worst TD to INT ratio of any quarterback (173 TD to 220 INT)
2. Only two modern era quarterbacks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame have more interceptions than touchdowns besides
Namath (Y.A. Tittle & George Blanda)
3. Since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970, Namath never once threw more touchdowns than he did interceptions in a single season.
4. Joe Namath completed 50.1% of his passes lifetime.
5. Joe Namath was 2-1 in postseason play.
6. His lifetime quarterback rating in the regular season was 65.5 and his postseason quarterback rating was 54.6.
7. Namath won Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl 3 despite not throwing a single TD pass in the game.
8. He was drafted by the AFL's NY Jets and the NFL's St. Louis Rams in 1965, but signed with the Jets when they offered him the richest contract in Pro Football history ($400,000).
9. Joe Namath led the league in turnovers four times (1966,1967,1974 & 1975)
10. Joe Namath was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. God knows why.